Reaching for success: A close-up of Mexican immigrant parents in the USA who foster literacy success for their kindergarten children

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Gillanders ◽  
Robert T. Jiménez
Keyword(s):  
Kindergarten Children ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Mexican Immigrant ◽  
Literacy Success ◽  
The Usa

Filipino Parenting in the USA

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aileen S. Garcia ◽  
Maria Rosario T. de Guzman
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Parenting Beliefs ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Continuity And Change ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Filipino Culture

Migration entails complex transformations in family functioning and dynamics, especially when traditional parenting beliefs and practices are not consistent with mainstream norms in the host country. Whereas some culturally embedded parenting beliefs might persist even after migration, others may acculturate or shift to align with child-rearing norms in the host community. Using a qualitative research design with elements of indigenous Filipino psychology ( Sikolohiyang Pilipino), this study explored parenting experiences and beliefs of Filipino immigrant parents in the USA, with a specific lens towards examining continuity and change in traditional parenting practices. Results suggest that participants strongly maintain many aspects of traditional Filipino parenting, including teaching Filipino culture and values, employing Filipino parenting practices, observing Filipino traditions, establishing the child’s identity and maintaining a Filipino household. Findings were situated in the context of the research site, the complexities of the acculturation process and the potential challenges of negotiating cultural differences in parenting beliefs and practices.

Affluent Mexican immigrant parents’ perceptions of child–parent relationship training.

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 114-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florencia Hassey ◽  
Yvonne Garza ◽  
Jeffery M. Sullivan ◽  
Sheryl Serres
Keyword(s):  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Mexican Immigrant ◽  
Parent Relationship

Away from Home: Paradoxes of Parenting for Mexican Immigrant Adults

2010 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Parsai ◽  
Tanya Nieri ◽  
Paula Villar
Keyword(s):  
Child Outcomes ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
The United States ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Mexican Immigrant ◽  
Raising Children ◽  
Immigrant Parent ◽  
Parent Project ◽  
Using Data ◽  
And Control

This study explores immigrant parents’ experiences of raising children in the United States, using data from the Immigrant Parent Project, a larger study of immigrant parents from 6 nations. The authors conducted face-to-face qualitative interviews with 1 parent and 1 adolescent child from 30 families with at least 1 immigrant parent from Mexico. Findings suggest that parents experience several paradoxes related to freedom and control, American culture and Mexican culture, the provider and servant roles, and dreams of the future. Prior studies have typically examined immigrant parents’ effects on child outcomes. This study fills the research gap related to parents’ own experiences and outcomes and informs practitioners of Mexican immigrant parents’ unique parenting objectives.

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